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Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=43724 Sounds rocked by Express By Nate Rau, nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com When Sounds fans leave Greer Stadium these days, they seem to be asking themselves two questions. First, did the team win? Secondly, did Prince Fielder hit a homer? The answers Wednesday afternoon to those questions were no and yes, as Round Rock downed Nashville 9-4 in front of 2,881 fans. Fielder did hit another homer ? No. 28 on the season ? as he continues to close in on the team?s single season mark of 34. In the third inning, Dave Krynzel hit his 10th homer of the year, a two run shot that plated Trent Durrington. Krynzel?s shot gave the Sounds a 2-0 lead, which didn?t last long. Round Rock followed with a two-run shot by Mike Coolbaugh off Sounds starter Ben Hendrickson to tie the game in the fourth. The Express took the lead in the fifth, when Tommy Whiteman broke things open with a solo home run. Later in the inning, Luke Scott launched a two-run homer to right field. The three home runs are the most Hendrickson (6-10) has allowed in a game this season. ?There?s an old saying, ?Home runs are thrown,?? Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said. ?[Hendrickson?s] command wasn?t very good today.? After registering just three hits over six innings off Express starter Brian Tollberg, the Sounds offense came alive in the seventh. Fielder continued his torrid pace in the inning, when he destroyed a Tollberg offering over the wall in right center. Fielder has hit safely in 12 of his past 13 games. He went 2-for-4 with two RBIs on the day. After back-to-back singles following Fielder?s shot, Tollberg got out of the jam when he fanned Julio Mosquera and got Chris Barnwell to ground into an inning-ending double play. Round Rock added some insurance in the ninth when the team scored four runs off reliever Mike Adams. In the Sounds? half of the inning, Nelson Cruz was drilled between the shoulder blades by Round Rock pitcher Scott Strickland. Benches started to clear before cooler heads prevailed. Cruz had been hit in a similar spot the night before. He threw the bat down in anger and started towards first before getting in a shouting match with Strickland who came off the mound. ?[Cruz] got hit by the pitch and was upset, because he?s been hit quite a few times lately,? Kremblas said. ***Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Homers twice as nice for Round Rock in win Sounds get two dingers, but visitors hit four out By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer It was another day of home run derby for the Nashville Sounds and visiting Round Rock yesterday, as the two teams combined for six homers. Unfortunately for the Sounds, their pitchers gave up four of them in a 9-4 loss. "There's an old saying: 'Home runs are thrown,' " Nashville Manager Frank Kremblas said. "They've got some guys that can hit it, but they're hitting pitches they should hit. Our pitch selection, our pitch sequence was horrible." Leading 2-0 on a Dave Krynzel homer, the Sounds fell behind on a barrage of Express homers in the fourth and fifth innings off Nashville starter Ben Hendrickson. Mike Coolbaugh, Tommy Whiteman and Luke Scott did the damage in taking a 5-2 lead. "Ben didn't have good command," Kremblas said of Hendrickson, whose three homers allowed were a season high. "His change-up was OK, but he was a little off." The Sounds cut the deficit to 5-3 in the seventh on Prince Fielder's 27th homer of the season ? tying him with Chad Hermansen (1998) for the seventh-best single-season effort in franchise history ? but squandered a two-on, no-out situation with a strikeout and an inning-ending double play. Scott then struck again, with a three-run shot off Mike Adams in the ninth for his second homer of the game and his third of the series, extending the margin to 9-3. Tempers flared in the bottom of the ninth when Nelson Cruz was hit in the left shoulder blade by a Scott Strickland pitch. It was nearly identical to where Cruz was hit in Tuesday night's game. After Cruz slammed his bat to the ground and headed toward first base, Strickland came off the mound toward him. Players from both teams came out of the dugouts, but order was quickly restored. "He's been hit quite a few times lately (four times in his last 11 games, seven in 42 games overall)," Kremblas said. "If a guy gets hit and keeps getting hit, he's going to get upset. For the pitcher to walk toward him and jaw, that's normal ? but if the guy's mad, just leave him alone. Then one of their coaches said something to Nelson when he had no reason to say anything to my player and call him a name." It was the second consecutive game in which Nashville had been outhomered by the Express. The Sounds accounted for two of five homers in Tuesday's 7-5 victory. Closing in: Krynzel's third-inning home run was his 10th of the season. He is the seventh different Sounds hitter to reach the double-digit plateau, one short of the franchise-record eight achieved last season. The super seven of '04 were Chris Truby (25), Luke Allen and current Round Rock first baseman Carlos Rivera (17 each), J.R. House (15), Tony Alvarez (14), Andy Abad (12), and Ruben Mateo and Terry Shumpert (11 each). This year, Krynzel joins Fielder (28), Corey Hart (17), Mike Rivera (14), Kevin Orie and Rickie Weeks (12 each) and Steve Scarborough (10). Cruz, Tony Zuniga and Warren Morris each have seven homers since joining the Sounds, although Cruz and Zuniga have hit 10 or more for the season. Zuniga had three at Double-A Huntsville before coming up on June 18, while Cruz had 16 for the Stars. Making moves: Sound relief pitcher Clint Weibl came off the disabled list yesterday. He was sidelined after sustaining a contusion on his right (pitching) hand when struck by a line drive on July 30. His activation brings the Nashville active roster to the 24-player limit. Weibl relieved Hendrickson to open the sixth inning yesterday and worked three shutout innings. Meanwhile, the Sounds are expected to have Milwaukee infielder Jeff Cirillo in uniform for tonight's game. Cirillo, who will be on a rehab assignment, has been on the DL since he suffered a fractured left ring finger when he was struck by a pitch from former Nashville pitcher Matt Guerrier during a Brewers-Twins game on June 24. Streak stopped: Trent Durrington went 0-for-4 to end his hitting streak at 17 games. It was the longest streak for a Sounds hitter since Adam Hyzdu had a 26-game effort in the 2001 season. What they said: "I thought our effort was (lacking). It didn't seem like we were there, physically or mentally. Physically is their fault; mentally is my fault. Hopefully we'll see a different team (tonight)." ? Kremblas. Maurice Patton covers the Nashville Sounds for The Tennessean. He can be reached at mopatton@tennessean.com. ***Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=43725 Sounds' roster changes, wins stay same By Nate Rau, nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com Lose third baseman Kevin Orie, add Tony Zuniga. Lose catcher Pat Borders, add Mike Rivera. Lose starting pitchers Justin Lehr and Rick Helling, have Wes Obermueller and Gary Glover fill in admirably. No matter who the Sounds have lost this season, the production has remained the same and the team has remained atop its division. In order to continue their run for the Pacific Coast League championship, the Nashville Sounds will have to replace three of their most-productive players who were called up to Milwaukee over the weekend. The holes left by the departure of Corey Hart, Kane Davis and Jose Capellan will not be easy to fill. But Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said he isn?t concerned about having to replace his All-Star outfielder and his two most-dominant relievers. ?It doesn?t bother me one bit,? Kremblas said. ?Lets me know I?m doing my job. I?m happy for them.? Among the players who will be needed to replace the production lost by Hart?s call-up is Trent Durrington, who is in his second stint with the Sounds. Durrington has been excellent at Triple-A this year, hitting .294 with 21 stolen bases for Nashville. In Milwaukee, Durrington played sparingly, going 3-for-10 over 23 games. Durrington can play all the infield spots and has started his last two games in left field. ?If anything can help [Durrington] with coming down, it?s that he gets to play more,? Kremblas said. Capellan and Davis were lights out for the Sounds. Davis was 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA. Capellan, initially used as a starter, posted a 1.44 ERA in 24 games out of the pen. Prince about to become a King Time is running out for Sounds fans to get a glimpse of star slugger Prince Fielder. There may not be a better time to catch the highly-touted prospect than now, because Fielder is on an unprecedented tear. Over his last 50 at-bats, Fielder has 27 hits and 18 RBI. Fielder is second in the PCL with 28 homers and has a chance to set the Sounds single-season mark of 34. Kremblas said the way Fielder?s hitting reminds him of another power hitting lefty with a lightning-quick swing. ?Can you say Barry Bonds?? Kremblas said. ?Maybe it?s too much, but I?ve told him that before. In terms of swing, they?re the same.? Fielder said he?s never been dialed-in like this. ?I can?t explain it,? Fielder said. ?I?m just looking for a good pitch to hit and I guess I haven?t missed a lot of them.? Fielder?s domination means there isn?t much left for him to accomplish at the Triple-A level and it?s likely just a matter of time before he?s permanently a big leaguer. Asked if he would prefer to get a September call-up to Milwaukee or play out the PCL pennant chase with his Sounds teammates, Fielder said it was a tough question to answer. ?Everyone wants to be in the big leagues,? Fielder said. ?I?m happy here. If I?m [in Nashville] I?m just trying to do whatever I can to help us win. It doesn?t matter to me.? Base hits Milwaukee third baseman Jeff Cirillo begins a rehab stint today with Nashville. Cirillo will be used in a limited role at third as he recovers from a broken bone in his hand. ? Reliever Clint Weibl was activated from the disabled list Wednesday.Weibl has only pitched once since injuring his finger July 27. ? Major League umpire Paul Runge is in Nashville on a rehab stint. Runge, who had been out all season with a head injury, will spend the next week or so in Music City to regain his form.

Brevard County Game Summary (Hammerheads Site): Adam Heether hit an RBI single in the top of the 11th that proved to be the game winner, as the Brevard County Manatees beat the Hammerheads 6-5 in 11 innings. Landon Stockman (1-3) got the win for Brevard, pitching the 10th inning and escaping a bases loaded jam. Blake Jones (1-1) took the loss after allowing the game-winning run in the top of the 11th. Wednesday night?s game featured some of everything. For starters, Marlins 2004 first round pick Taylor Tankersley made his Hammerheads debut and was very solid, tossing six innings, allowing only one run on five hits while striking out six. At one point, Tankersley retired ten in a row. The Hammerheads found themselves down 5-2 heading into the bottom of the 9th and facing Brevard closer Jeremy Lewis. Kevin Randel walked to start the inning. Following back-to-back strikeouts of Angel Molina and John Lindsey, Ryan Bear hit an infield single to short, and Lee Mitchell followed with a two-RBI double to left. With Mitchell in scoring position, manager Tim Cossins opted to go with Patrick Arlis to pinch-hit for Greg Brown. Arlis hit a bloop single to right, scoring Mitchell and knotting the game at 5. Derek Tillman pitched a scoreless 10th for Jupiter, escaping from a jam that was highlighted by a fielder?s choice put out at the plate with Jeff Eure at third and one out. Todd Brock threw home to Arlis, who held on to the ball despite a minor collision. In the bottom of the 10th, the Hammerheads loaded the bases with one out against Stockman. Juan Figueroa, brought in to pinch hit for Lindsey, struck out looking on a controversial 3-2 pitch. The next batter, Bear, went down swinging to end the inning. In the bottom of the 11th, with Jupiter down 6-5, Jose Campusano (who had come in to pinch run in the 9th for Mitchell) led off with a drag bunt down the first base line. Brevard first baseman Josh Brady reached out for the tag, but umpire Grant Menke called Campusano safe at first. Upon further review, the hit was overturned and Campusano was called out at first. A fracas ensued between the Hammerheads coaching staff and the umpiring crew, resulting in the ejections of Cossins and catcher Greg Brown (who was on the bench at the time). Hitting coach Paul Sanagorski and pitching coach Reid Cornelius also argued, but remained in the game. The Hammerheads and Manatees will finish their wild season series Thursday night at Roger Dean Stadium.

Thanks to Dick on the Stars' Boosters Message Board for the heads-up -- Bucky link: seattlepi.nwsource.com/ba...cky16.html

The Brewers are cashing in those frequent flyer miles this week! 21-year-old Helena super-utility man Agustin Septimo has been promoted to West Virginia, where he began the season. Just one more chink removed from the powerful Helena lineup, here's Septimo's 2005 numbers, with the breakdown between the two levels: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=460357

Helena LHP Joe Thatcher, a recent independent league signee who has done well in limited action thus far, has been promoted to Brevard County. The Brewers are at least moving age-appropriate players this week, with all other things being equal in terms of talent and such. Thatcher is 24, and RHP Dane Renkert (Helena to West Virginia) is 23 -- the organization needs to push these older newcomers to determine if they have a Mike Adams-like diamond in the rough...

Huntsville Site: Stephen Smitherman?s grand slam highlighted a seven-run third inning rally and put Chattanooga ahead to stay in a 15-4 win over Huntsville Wednesday evening in the first game of a three-game series at BellSouth Park. The game was completed after being suspended following a rain delay of an hour and 20 minutes on Tuesday night. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader, Wednesday?s regularly scheduled game, shortened to seven innings, was suspended with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. The teams will pick up the suspended game on Thursday and play it to a seven inning conclusion and follow with the regularly scheduled game, which will also be seven innings. Huntsville starter Glenn Woolard had allowed singles to Norris Hopper and Junior Ruiz and walked D?Angelo Jimenez in the home third Tuesday night before the game was suspended. Brian Wolfe opened the inning on the hill for Huntsville when play resumed and Smitherman blasted his second pitch over the wall in left field for a his tenth home run of the season to put the home team ahead to stay at 5-3. Ryan Hanigan scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-3 and Hopper capped the uprising with a two-out, two-run single, his second hit of the frame. Keith Stamler replaced Wolfe after Ruiz had singled and Jimenez had walked to re-load the bases and fanned Smitherman to end the inning. Woolard suffered the loss after allowing four runs on four hits and two walks over two-plus innings of work. The right-hander dropped to 5-10 on the season, while the Stars lost for a tenth time in their last 11 games to fall to 20-30 in the second half and 49-70 overall. John Vanden Berg greeted Jason Andrew, the Lookouts? new pitcher, with a leadoff home run in the fourth to trim the lead to 8-4. It was his second long ball of the season and first since May 14 at Montgomery. Stamler and Tony Gwynn, Jr. followed with singles and both runners advanced one base on a Kennard Bibbs ground ball out. Vinny Rottino then hit a fly ball to center field that was caught by Hopper and his one-hop throw to the plate was taken by the catcher Ryan Hanigan, who turned to his right to tag out Stamler, going in standing up, to complete the double play to end the inning. Andrew then retired the next nine hitters he faced to earn his third win of the season and second in as many appearances. The right-hander struck out four and did not walk a batter over four frames before Travis Phelps tossed two scoreless frames to complete the game for Chattanooga, which has won four of its last five games to improve to 19-31 in the second half. Hanigan belted a two-run home run in the fourth inning and the Lookouts added four runs in the eighth off of Stars? infielder Nelson Castro to complete the scoring. Hopper finished with four hits and four runs batted in, Ruiz reached base in all six plate appearances with five hits and a walk and scored three times and Hanigan missed hitting for the cycle by a triple. Kevin Howard was the only Lookouts? starter without a hit and every starter scored at least once in an 18-hit attack. Coverage of the twin bill on Thursday gets underway at 4:50 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

West Virginia Site Game Summary: MONI RUINS POWER COMEBACKCharleston, WV ? With two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning of Wednesday night?s game between the Power and the Lakewood BlueClaws, Carlos Corporan hit a fly ball down the line in left field with Angel Salome at second base, representing the tying run in a 7-6 game. It looked like the ball was going to drop and tie the game, but Timi Moni made an outstanding diving catch to seal the deal for the BlueClaws. Mike Dzurilla hit an RBI double in the first inning and later scored on an RBI single from Sam Orr to provide Lakewood with an early 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second the Power tied the game at 2-2. Will Lewis knocked in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Later in the inning with the bases loaded and one out, Hasan Rasheed hit a ground ball to first baseman Dzurilla who threw to the plate, but the ball was dropped by catcher Jason Jaramillo, allowing Salome to score. The Power took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single from Lewis. In the top of the fourth inning Lakewood scored four times to regain the lead. Sean Gamble smacked an RBI single, he scored later in the inning on a ground ball hit by Greg Golson and Brad Harman knocked in the final two runs of the inning with his eleventh homer of the season. Ryan Braun smacked a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning to pull the Power within a run. The score remained 6-5 until Braun delivered again. In the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, Braun hit an RBI double to send the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth inning, Harman hit a double, he moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored later in the inning on a wild pitch to give Lakewood the lead for good. Joe Bisenius (6-2) earned the victory, Cory Deuitt (5) earned the save and Robert Hinton (3-4) obtained the loss. The Power are 26-24 in the second half after the loss and the BlueClaws move to 25-26 with the win. The Power will conclude the series with the Lakewood BlueClaws on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Power will throw RHP Yovani Gallardo (5-3, 3.17) and Lakewood will counter with right-handed pitcher C.J. Woodrow (0-0, 3.71). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

Suspended, regularly scheduled game: Huntsville 1, Chattanooga (Reds) 0, rain, bottom of the first in Chattanooga Well, this is confusing -- this was scheduled for seven, but now does it go nine before tomorrow's game? No matter what, it's making for too much typing by the Link Reporter; Vinny Rottino singled in Tony Gwynn, Jr., for the Stars' run...

Final: Brevard County 6, Jupiter (Marlins) 5, eleven innings Brevard County Box Score: Adam Heether's single the game-winner, driving in Travis Ezi. who reached on a bunt single to open the 11th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_jupafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_jupafx_1

Final: Lakewood (Phillies) 7, West Virginia 6, ten innings Robert Hinton's wild pitch allows the winning run to score (or is that the losing run in this case?); Power had the tying run on second base with one out in the bottom of the 10th, but not to be... West Virginia Box Score: Power pitching hasn't been stellar lately - can't be losing these home games, faint playoff hopes fading; Ryan Braun two doubles, three RBI; nice relief stint from UCLA's Dave Johnson.... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

In progress: Lakewood (Phillies) 6, West Virginia 6, top of the 10th at the "App" The Power score a run in the bottom of the 9th to send it to extra innings -- if not for watching the Crew while listening to Bob & Jim, there are two cliiffhangers worth tuning in to here with the Manatees and Power...

In progress, Brevard County 5, Jupiter (Marlins) 5, top of the 10th in Jupiter LH closer Jeremy Lewis just coughed up a three-run furball in the 9th, blowing the lead and the win for Ryan Costello -- ugh; gotta admit I had the write-up all set for a final report.... Speedster Travis Ezi with 11 triples, that's pretty impressive -- that'd be one in this game, 11 on the season; top three in the order (Sollman, Moss, Anderson) have reached base nine times thus far...

Final, completion of Tuesday's suspended game: Chattanooga (Reds) 15, Huntsville 4 No linescore or game log, but box score is intact... Huntsville Box Score: Veteran infielder Nelson Castro pitched the 8th in this lost cause -- the Stars will need David Bradley to eat innings in the nightcap; reliever Brian Wolfe allowed three inherited runners to score in the 3rd, then allowed an additional four to score behind those -- could have been worse, Keith Stamler stranded three runners to end that hideous frame; shades of High Desert -- this team is a train wreck... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cngaax_1

Final: Round Rock (Astros) 9, Nashville 4 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for David Krynzel photo, text follows -- Round Rock Evens Series With 9-4 Win NASHVILLE ? Round Rock hammered out four home runs, including a pair by left fielder Luke Scott, in posting a 9-4 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium. With the loss, Nashville (69-56) had its lead temporarily reduced to six games in the PCL American Conference Northern Division, pending the result of second-place Memphis? game in Oklahoma later this evening. Twelve of the 13 runs scored in the game came courtesy of the longball as the teams combined for six on the afternoon. Nashville took the first lead of the game on Dave Krynzel?s two-out, two-run homer to right-center off Express starter Brian Tollberg in the bottom of the third inning. The longball was his tenth of the season, making him the seventh different Sound to post a double-digit homer total this season (one shy of the franchise record set in 2004). AUDIO: Dave Krynzel's 10th HR Of 2005 www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-17.mp3 The Express broke out the lumber in the fourth and fifth after being held scoreless by Sounds starter Ben Hendrickson over the first three frames. With one out in the fourth, Scott doubled then scored on Mike Coolbaugh?s team-leading 27th home run of the season, which tied the contest at 2-2. Round Rock jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the fifth. Shortstop Tommy Whiteman led off with a solo shot to right-center, his fourth roundtripper of the year, to propel the visitors into the lead. Scott, who went 3-for-5 with five RBIs on the afternoon, tacked on two more with a two-out, two-run blast to right off Hendrickson. Prince Fielder (2-for-4) slugged his team-leading 28th tater to lead off the bottom of the sixth and pulled Nashville within a pair of runs at 5-3. With the blast, Fielder -- who is hitting a superb .540 (27-for-50) over his last 13 games -- moved into second among PCL sluggers this season and into a tie with Chad Hermansen for the 7th-best single-season longball total in the Sounds? 28-year franchise history. Round Rock iced the contest with a four-run ninth against Nashville reliever Mike Adams, highlighted by Scott?s second homer of the afternoon ? a two-out, three-run shot to right. The four home runs surrendered by Nashville pitchers matched the most allowed this season. A pair of season-best hitting streaks came to a close for the Sounds: Trent Durrington went 0-for-4 to snap Nashville?s longest hitting streak of the year at 17 games while catcher Julio Mosquera was held hitless in four at-bats as his seven-game streak went to the wayside. Tollberg (4-1) picked up the victory by limiting the Sounds to three runs on six hits while striking out seven over seven innings. Hendrickson (6-10) took the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits in his five frames. Scott Strickland, who entered the game protecting a 5-3 lead in the eighth, earned his second save for the Express by allowing one run over the final two innings. The teams continue the series with a 7 p.m. meeting on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium. Left-hander Jeff Housman (5-11, 6.30) takes the mound for Nashville to face Round Rock southpaw Carlos Hernandez (4-7, 6.20). Nashville Box Score: Mike Adams struggles remain puzzling -- this sure hasn't been the season he (or anyone else) could have predicted for him... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Nashville Pre-Game Audio: Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Stan Kyles (Part 2 of 2) www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-17.mp3

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 69 55 .556 - 32-29 37-26 W1[/b] Memphis 62 61 .504 6.5 33-31 29-30 W4 Omaha 61 63 .492 8.0 28-31 33-32 W1 Iowa 57 63 .475 10.0 36-27 21-36 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 30 20 .600 - 17-10 13-10 L4 West Tenn 27 23 .540 3.0 13-10 14-13 W1 Tennessee 22 28 .440 8.0 12-12 10-16 L1 [b]Huntsville 20 29 .408 9.5 8-15 12-14 L4[/b] Chattanooga 18 31 .367 11.5 11-17 7-14 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vero Beach 31 19 .620 - 17-10 14-9 L3 Palm Beach 31 21 .596 1.0 14-12 17-9 W3 [b]Brevard County 28 23 .549 3.5 12-14 16-9 L2[/b] St. Lucie 27 24 .529 4.5 11-12 16-12 L1 Daytona 23 27 .460 8.0 14-12 9-15 W2 Jupiter 19 30 .388 11.5 14-12 5-18 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 30 17 .638 - 17-4 13-13 L1 Hickory 27 23 .540 4.5 15-10 12-13 L4 Lexington 27 23 .540 4.5 17-12 10-11 W1 [b]West Virginia 26 23 .531 5.0 14-12 12-11 L2[/b] Lake County 24 24 .500 6.5 13-12 11-12 W4 Lakewood 24 26 .480 7.5 15-12 9-14 W4 Greensboro 22 28 .440 9.5 9-13 13-15 L1 Hagerstown 16 30 .348 13.5 7-12 9-18 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 13 3 .813 - 7-3 6-0 W2[/b] Missoula 8 8 .500 5.0 7-5 1-3 W5 Billings 6 10 .375 7.0 1-3 5-7 L2 Great Falls 6 10 .375 7.0 2-4 4-6 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Mariners 10 5 .667 - 5-3 5-2 L1 AZL Athletics 11 6 .647 - 7-2 4-4 W3 AZL Giants 9 5 .643 0.5 3-4 6-1 W1 [b]AZL Brewers 8 6 .571 1.5 3-4 5-2 L1[/b] AZL Rangers 9 7 .563 1.5 6-3 3-4 W1 AZL Royals 7 8 .467 3.0 5-3 2-5 L1 AZL Angels 6 11 .353 5.0 1-2 5-9 W1 AZL Padres 5 10 .333 5.0 2-7 3-3 L2 AZL Cubs 4 11 .267 6.0 2-7 2-4 W1Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Links to follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Huntsville -- Completion of Suspended Game: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cngaax_1 Huntsville -- Regularly Scheduled Game: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cngaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_jupafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Arizona: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_angrok_1

Now that we've got you kick-started, here's the rest of Wednesday's lineup: All times Central except for Arizona Rookie; pitchers subject to change -- Huntsville: First, it's the completion of Tuesday's suspended nine-inning game (Stars clinging to a tenuous 3-1 third-inning lead, RHP Brian Wolfe will pick up today), to be followed by the regularly scheduled game, now a seven-inning affair (RHP David Bradley) at Chattanooga (Reds), 4:50 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ If that link is down for bandwidth, use: specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml Brevard County: LHP Ryan Costello at Jupiter (Marlins), 6:05 PM; Florida's 2004 first round pick Taylor Tankersley (0-0) will be making his Hammerheads debut -- he recently faced Brewer farmhands now at West Virginia... Audio link (opponent's): www.jupiterhammerheads.com/ West Virginia: LHP Derek Miller at home vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 6:05 PM; Miller (University of Vermont, but a New Hampshire native) joins Maine's Mark Rogers as part of the unusual northern New England rotation connection... Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: Idle Arizona: TBD at the Angels' complex vs. the rookie Halo's, 7:00 PM local time; never any web audio for Arizona Rookie ball...

Two newspapers in Charleston, so some duplicate coverage -- a few new nuggets here (and the photo): Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sp...005081712/ Sixth-inning home run dooms Power in defeat J.T. Simms Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter Tuesday's late afternoon showers broke up the steamy blanket of heat that had been covering the Kanawha Valley, while stopping just in time for the West Virginia Power to play. That was a stroke of good fortune for Two-for-Tuesday drinkers at Appalachian Power Park, but turned out to be bad baseball luck for the Power. A one-out, two-run, home run in the top of the first staked the visiting Lakewood BlueClaws to an early lead, and the Power could never draw closer than those two runs in a disheartening 12-4 South Atlantic League defeat in front of 2,205 fans. "I told the players I was happy (Monday) was our last day off of the season," Power Manager Ramon Aviles said after an extended postgame closed-door clubhouse meeting. "We don't seem to show up after an off day," he said. "We certainly didn't show up tonight. We were out-played, out-hit, and out-pitched." For a brief time, it looked like the hosts were about to climb back into the game. The Power (26-23 second half) scored single runs in three straight innings. The first came on a sacrifice fly from Hasan Rasheed in the third, an RBI single to right by Ryan Braun in the fourth followed, and Charlie Fermaint added another sacrifice fly in the fifth. That ignited a spark of hope, but just as the showers passed quickly, so did that opportunity. Designated hitter Sean Gamble led off the top of the sixth with a no-doubt home run to right. Two of the next three BlueClaw hitters doubled to push the lead to 7-3 and seemingly demoralize the Power. "That was big," Aviles said. "We had just made a game of it and that took the momentum away from us." Lakewood scored five more runs in the top of the ninth, all off of reliever Josh Wahpepah, before the Power could record an out. An RBI groundout by Will Lewis in the bottom of the last inning accounted for the final run. Maximo De La Cruz (8-10) picked up the win for Lakewood (24-26). The Power lost only a half-game to South Atlantic League North Division leader Delmarva as the Shorebirds' game at South Division leader Kannapolis was rained out. That contest was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader today. Lexington did go from a half-game behind the Power in fourth place to a half-game ahead and into a second place tie with Hickory, winning 12-3 over Greensboro Tuesday. Hickory fell 1-0 to Hagerstown. The Power trails Delmarva by five games, with 20 games to play. The importance of every game in the tight race only added to Aviles' aggravation with his young squad. "They understand that we are battling for a playoff spot," Aviles said, "but players are just different now. When I played this time of year separated the men from the boys. Nowadays, I don't think that is the mentality of the players." He again pointed to how players handled their day off Monday. After off days, the Power is 3-7 this season and went on a four-game losing streak after the three-day All-Star break. "The guys that take it really serious and eat right and get their rest are the ones that will go on," Aviles said. Power plugs -- Starting pitcher Greg Kloosterman fell to 4-17 on the season by taking the loss. That ties the South Atlantic League record for losses in season by a pitcher ... First baseman Grant Richardson's streak of reaching base safely in 32 straight games came to an end Tuesday night. He went 0-for-4 ... Left-hander Derek Miller (1-0, 0.73 ERA) is scheduled to start tonight for the Power while the BlueClaws will counter with a southpaw of their own in Derek Griffith (7-10, 3.74) ... Second baseman Hernan Iribarren continued his hot August hitting with a fourth inning single Tuesday. He is hitting .366 this month. West Virginia Power second baseman Hernan Iribarren waits for the ball as Lakewood?s Timi Moni slides in safely to second base during their game Tuesday at Appalachian Power Park. Charleston Daily Mail Photo: Tom Hindman http://www.dailymail.com/images/Safe0817.jpg

Nashville Media Notes for Wednesday (PDF format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

RHP Dennis Sarfate officially placed on Huntsville's disabled list. RHP Clint Weibl activated from Nashville's DL after a one-week stay (hand contusion).

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

More of Wednesday's Daily Menu later, but here's a heads up: Central time; pitcher subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at home vs. Round Rock (Astros), 11:40 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Nashville Site Gamecast Feed: www.nashvillesounds.com/live/xlive.htm

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